The Meaning of the Invalidity of the Science of Alchemy in the Words of the Shaykh al-Islam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, it is mentioned in the words of Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) that the science of alchemy is invalid. What does that mean?
Answer:
The alchemy that involves the dust that turns earth into gold, meaning because it is a type of sorcery, a type of sorcery and deception. This is the kind that transforms things from their reality and deceives people. As for the beneficial alchemy that people benefit from now, it is one of the permissible sciences. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, it is mentioned in the words of Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) that the science of alchemy is invalid. What does that mean?
Answer:
The alchemy that involves the dust that turns earth into gold, meaning because it is a type of sorcery, a type of sorcery and deception. This is the kind that transforms things from their reality and deceives people. As for the beneficial alchemy that people benefit from now, it is one of the permissible sciences. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الوقف — islamhouse.com (49:12)
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